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Week
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Content
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Activities
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1: 8/20
(M-F)
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World
Geography
Build the
classroom Community
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Color a
map of the world to learn continents.
Paired reading of the disclosure. Practice procedures of the classroom.
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2: 8/27
(M-F)
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World
Geography. Start deserts.
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Add to the
colored map to learn seas, climate zones, latitude, longitude, time zones,
and international dateline, arctic and Antarctic circles. Two videos about latitude and
longitude and the international dateline.
Final Product: A colored map and the start of
student history handbook.
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3: 9/3
(T-F)
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Deserts,
practice class procedures (entrance, textbooks, dismissal)
Start “This
Day in History” on Thursday/Friday
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Final product is an “I am” poem about
one of the deserts. Grade for
correct characteristics of that desert.
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4: 9/10
(M-F)
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Finish
“This Day in History” on Monday/Tuesday.
Start
Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Essential Question: Why does human nature need laws?
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Start
keeping a notebook of important people and events (in class) to use for wax
museum at the end of the year.
Students will be able to portray any person or event (discussed in
class) in the wax museum.
Final Product: Write a thesis statement for an
argument paper about why or why not we should have laws.
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5: 9/17
(M-F)
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Judaism
and Christianity
Essential Question: How do religions come about and why
do they last?
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6: 9/24
(M-F)
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Same Topic
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Final Product: research one religion and write a
short essay answering the essential question.
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7: 10/1
(M-F)
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Ancient
Greece: City-State, Beginnings of democratic government
Essential Question: How and why was democracy developed
in Greece? How did democracy
change the world?
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Final Product: Write two narratives: one from the
point of view of a citizen of Greece illustrating how people gather together
to vote, and day to day interactions, and one from the point of view of a
soldier.
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8: 10/8
(M-F)
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Ancient
Greece: The “classical” ideal of
human life and works,
Essential Question: What is the legacy of Greek Culture?
Greek
wars.
Essential Question: How does war affect societies today
and in the past?
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Fall Break
9: 10/22
(M-F)
1st Quarter Ends 26th
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Greek Wars
continued…
Socrates,
Plato, Aristotle started:
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10: 10/29
(M-F)
2nd Quarter Begins
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Ancient
Greece: Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle.
Essential Question: What did these philosophers believe
and how do they affect thought today?
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Final Product: Pick one Greek philosopher and write a paragraph
stating his philosophy. Present
to class.
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11: 11/5
(M-Th)
PT Conference 7th, 8th,
1 hour early release.
Teacher Comp 9th
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Ancient
Greece: Alexander the Great
Essential Question: What factors led to the decline of
the Greek empire?
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Final Product: Create a graphic organizer illustrating cause and
effect for the decline of the Greek empire.
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12: 11/12
(M-F)
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Ancient
Rome: The Roman Republic,
Essential Question: How did the Roman Empire come
about and how does the republic affect us today?
The Punic
Wars: Rome vs. Carthage.
Essential Question: Why are the Punic wars important
to Rome’s successful expansion?
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Final Product: Jigsaw project:
1.
Write an epic poem about the beginnings of the
Roman Empire. Use historical
characters as well as mythical ones discussed in class.
2.
Write a textbook chapter about the Punic wars
and what effect they had on the Roman Empire.
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13: 11/19
(M-T)
2-hour early release 20th
Thanksgiving Break 21-23
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Ancient
Rome: Julius Caesar
Essential Question: Why does Caesar symbolize the end
of the Roman Republic?
Augustus
Caesar
Essential Question: How did A. Caesar maintain his
empirical power?
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Final Product: Make a list of characteristics of Julius Caesar.
Write an
interview/profile of Augustus Caesar.
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14: 11/26
(M-F)
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Ancient
Rome: Christianity under the
Roman Empire
Essential Question: What was the initial conflict
between Christianity and Rome and how was Christianity later accepted?
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Final Product: Make a graphic organizer illustrating why Christianity
wasn’t accepted, but then later accepted.
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15: 12/3
(M-F)
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Ancient
Rome: The Decline and Fall
Essential Question: What factors
contributed to the decline and fall of Rome?
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Final Product: Make a graphic organizer illustrating cause and effect
of the decline and fall of Rome.
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16: 12/10
(M-F)
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Ancient
Rome: The Decline and Fall
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17: 12/17
(M-F)
2 hour early release 21st
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Middle
Ages Renaissance
Essential Question: What causes the Renaissance to begin?
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Final Product: Write a short research paper about the emergence of
the Renaissance.
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Christmas
Break
18: 1/7/13
(M-F)
2nd quarter ends 11th
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The
Enlightenment
Essential Question: Should government be based on the
idea that all people are born with the same natural rights?
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Final Product: Write an argument essay picking a side as to whether
or not people are all born with the same natural rights (no matter what
country you are born in).
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19: 1/14
(M-F)
3rd quarter beings the 14th
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The French
Revolution
Romanticism
Essential Question: How did the Enlightenment lead to
the French Revolution?
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Final Product: Create a cause and effect graphic organizer.
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20: 1/21
(T-F)
MLK day the 21st
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The French
Revolution/Romanticism
Essential Question: How did the American Revolution
affect France?
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Final Product: Write a short essay
response that answers this essential question.
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21: 1/28
(M-F)
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The French
Revolution
Romanticism
Essential Question: Who was involved in the French revolution
(and why) and what was the timeline of the revolution?
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Final Product: Write a newspaper article about one aspect of the
French Revolution.
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22: 2/4
(M-F)
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The French
Revolution
Romanticism
Essential Question: How did the revolution lead to
the age of Romanticism and what ideas did Romanticism embrace?
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Final Product: Make a poster advertising what Romanticism is.
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23: 2/11
(M-Th)
PT Conference 13th,14th.
1-hour early release.
Teach Comp. 15th
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Industrialism,
Capitalism, Socialism
Essential Question: Why does an industrial revolution
begin and how did it make Britain great?
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Final Product: Write an editorial about why there is a need for
industrialism.
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24: 2/18
(T-F)
Pres Day 18th
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Industrialism,
Capitalism, Socialism
Essential Question: What is capitalism and how does
it work?
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Final Product: Write an argument thesis statement
for or against capitalism.
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25: 2/25
(M-F)
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Industrialism,
Capitalism, Socialism
Essential Question: What is socialism and what does
socialism lead to?
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Final Product: Write an argument thesis statement for or against
socialism.
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26: 3/4
(M-F)
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Latin
American Independence
Movements
Essential Question: What is the geography of Latin
America?
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Final Product: A colored map, and a travel guide to some place in
Latin America.
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27: 3/11
(M-F)
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Latin
American Independence Movements
Essential Question: What is the history of Latin
American Independence movements and how does it affect Latin America today?
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Final Product: From the point of view of a Latin American, write an
opinion news article about why you feel you should gain your
independence.
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28: 3/18
(M-F)
3rd Quarter Ends
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Latin
American Independence Movements
Essential Question: continued
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29: 3/25
(M-F)
4th Quarter Begins
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American
History: Immigration,
Industrialization
Essential Question: How do immigrants contribute to
American economy?
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Final Product: Write an argument essay outline about letting
immigrants into America and whether it will help or hurt the economy.
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Spring
Break
30: 4/8
(M-F)
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American
History: Immigration,
Industrialization
Essential Question: What are the characteristics of
American Industrialism and how does it lead to America’s free market today?
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Final Product: Make a diagram comparing/contrasting the U.S.
industrial revolution to Britain’s industrial revolution.
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31: 4/15
(M-F)
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American
History: Immigration,
Industrialization
Essential Question: What was the Gilded Age and how
did most people live during that time?
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Final Product: Write an argument essay thesis statement—yes or no,
should the government extend its power to protect the poor from big business.
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32: 4/22
(M-F)
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American
History: Immigration,
Industrialization
Essential Question: Who were some “Captains of
Industry” during this age?
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Final Product: Write a profile of at least one “Captain of Industry”.
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33: 4/29
(M-F)
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American
History: Reform
Essential Question: How did “Populism” come about
during the age of reform?
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Final Product: Make a poster advertising what Populism is and why it
was “popular”.
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34: 5/6
(M-F)
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American
History: Reform
Essential Question: What characterizes the
Progressive Era?
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Final Product: (I heard a politician on CNN say this age of politics
is similar to the Progressive Era)…Compare/contrast Venn Diagram of the past
Progressive Era to today’s politics.
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35: 5/13
(M-F)
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American
History: Reform
Essential Question: Who supported reform for
African-Americans?
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Final Product: Write a profile about one person who supported
African-Americans.
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36: 5/20
(M-F)
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American
History: Reform
Essential Question: How did woman’s suffrage occur
and who supported the cause?
Eugene V.
Debs
Essential Question: How is socialism viewed then and
now in American politics?
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Final Product: From the point of view of a (1) suffrage supporter (2)
someone against suffrage write an argument thesis statement and essay outline
for or against suffrage.
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37: 5/27
(T-F)
Memorial Day 27th
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Prepare
for Wax Museum
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1.
Review past profiles of people discussed in our year of
history.
2.
Pick a person of interest.
3.
Research more in-depth about that figure.
4.
Prepare a prop/costume to portray that
historical figure.
5.
Prepare a script and memorize.
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38: 6/3
(M-W)
PT Conf. 5th
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Wax Museum
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Note: With every new unit I have a
vocabulary activity of some sort so the students know new words inherent to
each segment of history.
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